Colobus is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Colobus meaning
Any of several African monkeys of the genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus.
Synonyms of Colobus
Using Colobus
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several African monkeys of the genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus.
- Useful related words include: colobus monkey, old world monkey, catarrhine.
- In the example corpus, colobus often appears in combinations such as: red colobus, the colobus.
Context around Colobus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Colobus
- In this selection, "colobus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, red, genus, word, monkey, james and native stand out and add context to how "colobus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and white colobus monkeys will and delta red colobus james says. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "colobus" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with colobus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The western red colobus ranks at the top of preferred mammal prey. (12 words)
Black-and-white colobuses (or colobi) are Old World monkeys of the genus Colobus, native to Africa. (17 words)
While both adults and infants are taken, adult male black-and-white colobus monkeys will attack the hunting chimps. (19 words)
As for hunters and loggers, key actors whose activities have a direct impact on the Niger Delta red colobus, James says they are willing to comply with community and local laws protecting the animal and its habitat, but at a price: alternative employment. (43 words)
When hunting small monkeys such as the red colobus, the chimpanzee hunts where the forest canopy is interrupted or irregular. citation This allows it to easily corner the monkeys when chasing them in the appropriate direction. (36 words)
Goodall watched a hunting group isolate a colobus monkey high in a tree, block all possible exits, then one chimpanzee climbed up and captured and killed the colobus. (28 words)
Example sentences (8)
Goodall watched a hunting group isolate a colobus monkey high in a tree, block all possible exits, then one chimpanzee climbed up and captured and killed the colobus.
As for hunters and loggers, key actors whose activities have a direct impact on the Niger Delta red colobus, James says they are willing to comply with community and local laws protecting the animal and its habitat, but at a price: alternative employment.
Black-and-white colobuses (or colobi) are Old World monkeys of the genus Colobus, native to Africa.
The chimps at Gombe kill and eat as much as one-third of the colobus population in the park each year.
The western red colobus ranks at the top of preferred mammal prey.
The word "colobus" comes from Greek κολοβός kolobós ("docked"), and is so named because in this genus, the thumb is a stump.
When hunting small monkeys such as the red colobus, the chimpanzee hunts where the forest canopy is interrupted or irregular. citation This allows it to easily corner the monkeys when chasing them in the appropriate direction.
While both adults and infants are taken, adult male black-and-white colobus monkeys will attack the hunting chimps.
Common combinations with colobus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: